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2004 ET95

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(2004 ET95)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
42.317 AU
True anomaly
30.24°
Distance from Earth
43.279 AU
As of
20 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2004 ET95 — 42.317 AU from the Sun 2004 ET95
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 ET95 is 43.279 AU from Earth today (6.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 39m 58s
Declination
-14° 23′ 24″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
43.28 AU
Elongation from the Sun
14.31° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
43.786 AU
Eccentricity
0.0384
Inclination
1.72°
Orbital period
289.7 years
Perihelion
42.104 AU
Aphelion
45.468 AU
Longitude of ascending node
84.27°
Argument of periapsis
107.88°
Epoch · J2000
2453080.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,996.6 LD
41.1042 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.914

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
3
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
15 March 2004
Last observed
16 March 2004
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.32

Discovery & classification

TNO

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